Liturgy 093: Meek

Beauty, Blessing, Happiness IV

Lectio Divina

Happy are the Meek
For they will inherit the Earth
Jesus

The stiffest tree
is most easily cracked.
Bruce Lee

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Prayer

Gentle God
I used to speak
as if the world might forget me
unless I raised my voice

Then I met a woman
whose quiet strength
needed no banner or boast

Like an oak tree
rooted deep
outliving every storm

Like a river
keeping course
without need for applause

She spoke
with laughter
with gravitas
with gentle conviction
without demand

My God
may my life
be a steady kindness
that leaves no scar
only the soft imprint
of having been here

Amen

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Blessing

Dear Friend

May you trust the Christ within you
May you hear the affirming voice of Father God
May you feel the Spirit rejoice all around you

And may you loosen your grip
shrugging your shoulders
at the plastic, man-made measures of success

In the Name of the One
Who was quiet before Herod and the High Priest

Amen